While the whole world seems to be working with AI, or at least has an opinion about it, only a few people know how it actually works. What technology is behind all these AI tools? In this minor, you'll use an online Harvard CS50 course to discover how AI mechanisms work to find the best route on a map, or how AI finds the best solution to a chess problem.
You'll build Machine Learning solutions yourself and you learn how AI can understand our language. In this minor, you won't use AI tools, but you'll explore the underlying principles of this technology in Python code. At the end, you can earn a Harvard Certificate.

Minor content 

The minor Creative Programming for Non-IT Students uses online teaching materials from Harvard University. The assignments are small programming assignments that you complete in an online environment. They are immediately automatically tested and checked for you.
But please note: this is not a correspondence course; it is full-time education. Every week you and your own group have (online) meetings, lectures and activities. So you follow a normal program, but the school building is online (Discord and Blackboard).
For parttime and flex students we have the flex variant. This can be does not need to be classroom education. Je can largely set your own pace.
Everything in this minor revolves around programming with Python. You complete assignments, individually or together with others, that become more extensive and complex every week.
The final work is a portfolio with elaborations of assignments and your own final project. You come up with that project yourself, in consultation with the teacher, and create it yourself.

Structure of the minor

The minor covers 420 SBU = 15 EC. Within this module, work is done on competences related to the analysis, design and realization of applications. This is in line with the competences as described in the Dutch HBO-i domain. We work individually and in groups. Lessons and studio are completely online.
This minor also focuses on personal learning style and development within this field. With questions like: How did you learn and how can you relate what you learned to your own study and field?
The minor is completely online and all teaching materials are also offered online. Almost all teaching materials are in English. Several times a week, also at different times, you have meetings and other activities. This is a fairly full and full-time program (adjusted for flex and part-time students) and cannot be combined with internships or other study obligations.

The minor is accessible to every regular HBO student, but not for IT students. You don’t need to be a programmer, but some basic Python skills are required. You must also know your way around Windows or Mac and online services such as Google Docs and Discord.

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 09h15 – 17h00.

During the minor, starting in the first week, there are summative activities that result in an assessment. The final project and the portfolio also result in an assessment. There are no exams.